Finding a second-round pick isn't that hard.

Qiao Hai has been working in this alliance for eight years and has cultivated a circle that is closely related to him.

The Rockets' Darryl Morey and Stan Lorefour are his disciples, the Lakers' Mitch Kupchak is his former colleague, and Byron Scott is his disciple, the two teams have the best relationship with Joe.

Then there is because of Qiao Hai's Lakers background, so the relationship with Qiao Hai is quite good with the Heat of the Heat, and the Clippers' Elgin Baylor.

There are also several teams that have worked with Qiao Hai many times, such as Joe Dumas of the Pistons, Bili King of the 76ers (although this was cheated by Joe Hai), Larry Harris of the Bucks, and Jov Petri of the Kings.

Of course, there are also a few friends Qiao Hai gets along with for personal reasons, including Donnie Nelson Jr. (son of the old Nelson) of the Mavericks. Buford and Popovich, the Warriors' Don Nelson, and the Jazz's Kevin O'Connor and Jerry Sloan.

The only ones who really have a grudge against Joe are the Hawks' Billy Knight (this guy is about to get out of class), the Pacers' Larry Bird (a competitor to the Bobcats), and the Grizzlies' Jerry West.

Therefore, Qiao Hai's trading environment is already very relaxed, he made two or three phone calls, and quickly found a suitable trading partner.

"You want Jared Jack? Haha, Donnie, Jared is not cheap, a second-round pick can't be exchanged for him. ”

Qiao Hai is talking on the phone is the veteran coach Don Nelson, who is now the head coach of the Warriors, and at the same time, Don Nelson is leading all aspects of the Warriors' transfer operations.

Last season, the Warriors narrowly missed the playoffs, and in the end, they lost to the Nuggets.

And the reason why they lost to the Nuggets and ultimately missed the playoffs, Don Nelson concluded that they lacked a pure point guard.

Old Nelson glanced around, eventually eyeing Jared Jack.

Jack didn't play much last season, didn't even play in regulation time in the playoffs, and was basically a soy sauce player at Bobcats.

Don Nelson stared at Jack, and Qiao Hai was a little puzzled.

But if you think about it, it's understandable that Don Nelson has always had a good eye for point guards, and he obviously found some qualities in Jarred Jack.

For the Bobcats, Jack can be traded, but a draft pick at the beginning of the second round can't be exchanged for Jack, so Qiao Hai and Don Nelson bargained.

"How about two second rounds, or one second round plus Andre Berdrins?"

"Jared played an average of 4.6 minutes per game last season, and Andre was our main substitute last season, so you don't want to talk big, Joe."

"Okay, Donnie, then I'll be honest, I just looked through your roster and fell in love with Andre Biedrins, you can make an offer, Andre Biedrins and your second round this year, I want it."

Qiao Hai fell in love with Biedrins, which is not difficult to understand, Biedrins is an interior player with excellent running and jumping ability, equivalent to the heightened version of Chris Anderson, or the all-round weakened version of Amare Stadamier, which is extremely suitable for small balls.

And with the height of 2.11 meters in Biedrins, it will also be a good choice to go on the court to top Yao Ming at a critical moment.

Don Nelson would like to reply to Qiao Hai: Biedrins is not for sale, but the Warriors' main center has always been Adonalfoyle, and Biedrins is not for sale.

Old Nelson and Qiao Hai have a good relationship, Qiao Hai wants Biedrins, and Biedrins is not for sale, Old Nelson thought for a while, and directly gave an asking price that was not a lion's mouth.

"Michael Petrus plus Jared Jack, for the second round and Andre Biedrins."

Nelson Sr. asked Michael Petrus back, the reason is that he also wants to form a five-small combination, but he also knows that the three major wings that Qiao Hai often uses, Iguodala, Gerard Wallace and Danny Granger, these three must be not for sale, so the only thing he can get is Michael Petrus.

Basically, this deal is equivalent to half a Jack for the second round, Michael Petrus and a half Jack for Beedrins, which is an equivalent trade, and the Bobcats may lose slightly, but the loss is negligible.

Therefore, Qiao Hai did not hesitate and made a decision directly: "Deal!" ”

Specifically, the Bobcats offered Michael Petrus and Jarred Jack for the Warriors' second-round pick with the 38th pick, as well as Andre Biedrins.

……

After completing the key *** before the draft, Qiao Hai went directly to the next step.

In Joe's office, Kevin Pritchard sat in the chair in front of Joe Hay and Sam Sinki sat on the couch, and this is the Bobcats' transfer draft trio.

"In the new season, we will definitely increase our efforts to bring in reinforcements and try to beat the ...... Rockets"

The goal will not change, and Kevin Pritchard and Sam Singki are also very aware of this, but the total score of 1:4 in the finals shows the huge gap between the Bobcats and the Rockets, and they have no clue how to strengthen it.

"I already have a more mature plan for the target." Qiao Hai looked up, first at Kevin Pritchard. "Kevin, how many first-rounders did we have in '07?"

Kevin Pritchard was quick to give a number: "Four, our own, the Celtics, the 76ers, and the Cavaliers." ”

"There's a good chance that the Celtics and 76ers draft picks will be lottery picks, and we're going to keep them, and by the middle of the season, they'll show their value, and then we can look for two or three targets and make a big deal."

Kevin Pritchard was quick to react: "There, Flafrencz can't be traded." ”

"That's right, we need to keep him and be prepared for an equal salary."

Qiao Hai nodded, and then continued: "But in the summer, we still have a reinforcement target. ”

Qiao Hai quickly pulled out a document from the pile of materials in front of him, and there was a photo hanging on it, which was Ben Wallace.

"Ben Wallace's contract with the Pistons has expired, and the Pistons, who are unwilling to pay the luxury tax, are interested in letting him go, and I think Big Ben will be a good addition for us."

"Sign him?" Sam Singki was skeptical.

Qiao Hai continued to nod: "That's right, I calculated the salary space we have now, and after sending away Michael Petrus and Jarred Jack, and getting Andre Biedrins, we have a salary space of $7.1 million. ”

"Well, we just need to clear Brian Skinner's final year of more than 5 million expiring contracts to get a salary space of more than 12 million, which is enough to help us sign Ben Wallace."

"The question now is how do we go about recruiting Ben Wallace and how do we get Ben Wallace, visa-free or sign-and-trade."